Biodegradable Products Institute (BPI)

California has set bold goals to cut waste & address climate change — but compostable products can’t help reduce the impact of food waste if #AB1201 undermines their acceptance. #CALeg must act now to #fixAB1201 and align policy with CA’s climate goals. bit.ly/capweekly

FACT: Certified compostable products fully break down in composting environments & compostable plastics won't leave persistent microplastics behind as they transform to compost. #CALeg, it's time to #FixAB1201 to keep compostable products in CA. More: bit.ly/fixab1201

CA’s climate leadership is on the line. State law will soon tie compostable packaging to an outdated federal standard that puts innovation at risk and increases confusion & contamination. #CALeg, we need a legislative fix to AB 1201 now. #FixAB1201 bit.ly/fixab1201

Composting works best when policy reflects real-world systems & science. But CA faces unintended harm if we don't #fixAB1201 to remove a misaligned federal agriculture standard with serious implications for compostables. #CALeg Read more: bit.ly/capweekly

🎉Today Novamont North America is celebrating #EarthDay2021 with a large slice of "compost" cake! 😋 You can download the recipe sheet and watch a video on how to make this fantastic cake in our Earth Day news article here 👉 northamerica.novamont.com/leggi_news.php… #EarthDay #cake

Happy Earth Day 2021. npr.org/2021/04/22/989…

New Roadmap Tackles Compostable Packaging Barriers biocycle.net/new-roadmap-ta…

To gain a deeper understanding of perceptions of #sustainable packaging, Smart Design asked 300 green-leaning people to evaluate the #environmental pros and cons of materials and #packaging. Read Perceptions of sustainability; four insights for brands. bit.ly/3iqM3cn

Composter Joins BPI Board Of Directors biocycle.net/composter-join… @_atlasorganics

Atlas Organics Joins BPI Board of Directors as First Composter Board Member @_atlasorganics wastedive.com/press-release/… via @WasteDive

@_atlasorganics Joins BPI Board of Directors as First Composter Board Member wastedive.com/press-release/… via @WasteDive

To protect the climate, banning all single-use plastics is not the answer thestar.com/opinion/contri… via @torontostar

Certifications matter more than ever and brands should be promoting them greenbiz.com/article/certif… via @GreenBiz

Thanks to @wastedive and @eacrunden for this great coverage of BPI's new labeling and identification guidelines for compostable products and packaging...

Pandemic-induced constraints have led to an uptick in takeout and delivery, and proponents of compostables hope the guidelines could prove useful given the timing of their release. Story by @eacrunden wastedive.com/news/bpi-guide…

Thanks @BioCycleMag for covering our new labeling guidelines! “The Guidelines lay out all the options and will get the conversations started.” bit.ly/bclabeling

Today we're happy to introduce what we hope to be a big next step in the effort to curb contamination from non-compostable packaging in organics streams. Learn more about BPI's new guidelines for labeling and identification here:bit.ly/bpilabeling

Happy #BioplasticsWeek!

One of BPI's members, @ClubcoffeeLP , is featured in a new podcast episode on all things coffee and sustainability. Check it out!

Thank you for not feeding the recycling cart. Only clean & dry items please. Consider composting food waste. #Recycle #ReduceReuseRecycle #Recycled #RecyclingMatters